UK Student Finance
An A-Z of Student Finance

Educational Grants & Charitable Trusts

There are organisations that may provide higher education students with extra financial help. They are normally referred to as educational trusts and charities, and the finance they provide can be on top of any student loan, grants, bursary or scholarship you may receive.

As well as the standard student finance package on offer from the government, there are also a wide range of organisations that award grants for educational purposes. They are normally referred to as educational trusts and charities. Some give money to individual students.

More Information

You can get advice about help from educational grants and charitable trusts from The Educational Grants Advisory Service (EGAS). EGAS offer students, especially disadvantaged students, expert guidance and advice to enable them to secure funding for education and training.

You can also find information at most public libraries. Useful publications include:

·        The Educational Grants Directory

·        The Charities Digest

·        The Grants Register

·        Directory of Grant Making Trusts

Your student adviser at college or university can tell you more about applying for help from trusts and charities.

Erasmus exchange programme

As part of the Socrates-Erasmus programme of European study, mobility grants are provided for eligible students who want to follow a part of their higher education course in one of the 31 countries taking part in the scheme.
 

 

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